Post by Jonathan Morey Weiss-Namaste47 on Dec 23, 2007 15:37:46 GMT -5
As many of you probably know, Dan Fogelberg(artist,poet/songwriter) passed on Sunday, one week ago.
Upon hearing of his death, I promised myself to create some type of memorial, however small, to his life and words.
I have taken the liberty of bringing some of his lyrics to the Forum, for as you will see, he is a wonderful poet...and what better place to exhibit his work.
The following are verses or parts thereof from his first four albums, spanning the years 1972 to 1977. He had recorded eleven more through 2003, but I have just these four.
The album titles will be listed, and lyrics from the noted songs are here for your enjoyment and contemplation.
Dan touched my life with his words and I wanted to share some of them with you, my friends...
Home Free-1972
"Looking For a Lady"
"And my feelings have grown
rigid like a wooden post.
And my love is like a curtain
that has been drawn closed."
"More Than Ever"
"Time is a baby child
Found in the rain
Born of fever.
She'll sing you pretty songs
Laced through with lies
But don't you believe her."
"The River"
"I was raised by a river
Weaned upon the sky
And in the mirror of the waters
I saw myself learn to cry."
Souvenirs-1974
"Souvenirs"
"And here is a sunrise
To set on your sill
The ghosts of the dawn moving near.
They pass through your sorrow
And leave you quite still...
Sitting among souvenirs."
"Changing Horses"
"Looking farther than you'll ever hope
to see
Takes you places you don't know.
Search for someone you can't ever hope
to be
And still you go."
"Song From Half Mountain"
"Now the dream is rising
In a moment it will be past.
This breath is my first
It will all too soon be my last."
Captured Angel-1975
"These Days"
"I used to think of myself as
a soldier
Holding his own against
impossible odds.
Badly outnumbered and
caught in a crossfire
Of devils and gods."
"Below the Surface"
"Some people tell you
They're trapped in the distance
And can't get what
They want most.
They throw up a wall
And then call for assistance
And make no attempt
to get close."
"The Last Nail"
"I left a trail
of footprints
Deep in the snow.
I swore one day
I would replace them.
But when I turned around
I found that the wind
Had erased them.
Now I'll never replace them."
Nether Lands-1977
"Nether Lands"
"Off in the nether lands
I heard a sound
Like the beating of heavenly wings.
And deep in my brain
I can hear a refrain
In my soul as she rises and sings
Anthems to glory and
Anthems to love and
Hymns filled with earthly delight
Like the songs that the darkness
Composes to worship the light."
"Dancing Shoes"
"Dancing shoes
On the wall above your bedside
Saw it all as we performed
Our pirouette.
Fleshes fused
As the flicker of the candles
Threw upon the wall a
Single silhouette."
"Loose Ends"
"And the chords struck at birth
Grow more distant.
Yet, we strike them again and again.
And we plead and we pray
For a glimmer of day
As the night folds its wings
And descends..."
"Scarecrow's Dream"
"Seldom seen
A scarecrow's dream
I hang in the hopes of replacement.
Castles tall
I built them all
But I dream that I'm trapped in
The basement."
"False Faces"
"Oil on canvas
Couplets and stanzas
To divine who you are.
Pencil portrayals
Jealous betrayals
Get you further afar."
Thank you, Dan Fogelberg.
Upon hearing of his death, I promised myself to create some type of memorial, however small, to his life and words.
I have taken the liberty of bringing some of his lyrics to the Forum, for as you will see, he is a wonderful poet...and what better place to exhibit his work.
The following are verses or parts thereof from his first four albums, spanning the years 1972 to 1977. He had recorded eleven more through 2003, but I have just these four.
The album titles will be listed, and lyrics from the noted songs are here for your enjoyment and contemplation.
Dan touched my life with his words and I wanted to share some of them with you, my friends...
Home Free-1972
"Looking For a Lady"
"And my feelings have grown
rigid like a wooden post.
And my love is like a curtain
that has been drawn closed."
"More Than Ever"
"Time is a baby child
Found in the rain
Born of fever.
She'll sing you pretty songs
Laced through with lies
But don't you believe her."
"The River"
"I was raised by a river
Weaned upon the sky
And in the mirror of the waters
I saw myself learn to cry."
Souvenirs-1974
"Souvenirs"
"And here is a sunrise
To set on your sill
The ghosts of the dawn moving near.
They pass through your sorrow
And leave you quite still...
Sitting among souvenirs."
"Changing Horses"
"Looking farther than you'll ever hope
to see
Takes you places you don't know.
Search for someone you can't ever hope
to be
And still you go."
"Song From Half Mountain"
"Now the dream is rising
In a moment it will be past.
This breath is my first
It will all too soon be my last."
Captured Angel-1975
"These Days"
"I used to think of myself as
a soldier
Holding his own against
impossible odds.
Badly outnumbered and
caught in a crossfire
Of devils and gods."
"Below the Surface"
"Some people tell you
They're trapped in the distance
And can't get what
They want most.
They throw up a wall
And then call for assistance
And make no attempt
to get close."
"The Last Nail"
"I left a trail
of footprints
Deep in the snow.
I swore one day
I would replace them.
But when I turned around
I found that the wind
Had erased them.
Now I'll never replace them."
Nether Lands-1977
"Nether Lands"
"Off in the nether lands
I heard a sound
Like the beating of heavenly wings.
And deep in my brain
I can hear a refrain
In my soul as she rises and sings
Anthems to glory and
Anthems to love and
Hymns filled with earthly delight
Like the songs that the darkness
Composes to worship the light."
"Dancing Shoes"
"Dancing shoes
On the wall above your bedside
Saw it all as we performed
Our pirouette.
Fleshes fused
As the flicker of the candles
Threw upon the wall a
Single silhouette."
"Loose Ends"
"And the chords struck at birth
Grow more distant.
Yet, we strike them again and again.
And we plead and we pray
For a glimmer of day
As the night folds its wings
And descends..."
"Scarecrow's Dream"
"Seldom seen
A scarecrow's dream
I hang in the hopes of replacement.
Castles tall
I built them all
But I dream that I'm trapped in
The basement."
"False Faces"
"Oil on canvas
Couplets and stanzas
To divine who you are.
Pencil portrayals
Jealous betrayals
Get you further afar."
Thank you, Dan Fogelberg.
